The men’s and couture calendars published by the Fédération des méandres and the Haute “mouture” de la Mode will be from January 21 to 26, and only 38 shows of the men’s collections in 2025 will be presented, followed by 28 fashion houses from January 27 to 30.
Among the expected highlights of the men’s calendar, we find the arrival of New Yorker Willy Chavarria and the return of Jacquemus back home, who had left Paris since 2001.
Isak Andic, non-executive chairman and founder of Mango, died Saturday. The Spanish retailer’s chief executive officer Toni Ruiz confirmed that the cause of death was an accident.
Kering and Bottega Veneta are delighted to announce the appointment of Louise Trotter as Creative Director.Formerly Creative Director of Carven, she is renowned for her meticulous approach to craftsmanship. She will join Bottega Veneta at the end of January 2025.
Thus, Chanel will be able to give the information that Matthieu Blazy will become the creator of the Coco brand, as announced in our magazines a few weeks ago.
The Sunderland-born designer studied marketing and design at Newcastle Polytechnic. She then moved to the US to work as Vice President of Womenswear Design at Gap in New York. She then became Head of Womenswear at Calvin Klein, before taking on a design role at Tommy Hilfiger. Continue reading
Sales at Zara’s parent company Inditex are holding steady, albeit slowing from pandemic peaks, with sales up 9% during the holiday season from November 1 to December 9.
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he Alexander McQueen brand is the subject of a tax probe by Italian authorities, Kering announced on Monday. Kering and the company are confident that their operating mode is correct and are pursuing these discussions constructively, it said.
Italy’s financial police allege that Alexander McQueen failed to declare between 60 million euros and 70 million euros in taxable income between 2016 and 2022, leading Florence prosecutors to open an investigation.
To settle an investigation into Gucci’s tax payments related to its Italy sales between 2011 and 2017, the conglomerate paid the Italian Revenue Agency a total of 1.25 billion euros in 2019. Italian tax authorities claim Kering intentionally avoided Italian taxes by directly operating a Swiss subsidiary named Luxury Goods International to distribute Gucci products in Italy. Continue reading
A woman flew from Australia to meet master perfumer in the South of France. A lover of fragrance, she wanted a made-to-measure perfume. But more than having it just for herself, the client hoped the scent would ultimately be passed down to her granddaughters, to stir up memories of her. A small selection of perfumers are offering bespoke services to people from the world over. Just don’t ask who the clients are Confidentiality the rich aren’t secretive, they’re discreet.
Prices are from 45,000 euros and go up to 100,000 euros-plus. Among major cost contributors are the olfactive ingredients used. Yet still there are often waiting lists for those women and men wanting their own fragrance, since perfumers generally can only accommodate a handful of clients annually. In 1853, Eau de Cologne Impériale was created as a special order for the Empress Eugénie for her marriage to Napoleon III by Pierre François Pascal Guerlain, founder of the perfume house.
In 1933, his grandson Jacques Guerlain developed Sous le Vent for Josephine Baker and six years later conceived Coque d’Or for Sergei Diaghilev, founder of the Ballets Russes to name a few of the made-to-measure creations. A niche market; let’s hope it’s not a doghouse.
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In 2024, New York City is looking forward to a repeat performance of last year’s holiday season. The city attracted 4.4 million visitors in 2023 who spent over $500 million and created 14,000 jobs.
New York City is back, as said Arnold… Holidays are a time when millions of people come to our shopping districts from around the world and we can’t wait to welcome them. Our local economy benefits from thousands of jobs and businesses. There were 4.4 million people in town on the weekend before Christmas last year.
The most popular retail hubs in Manhattan were Fifth Avenue, Bryant Park, Times Square, and SoHo, as well as downtown Flushing in Queens and MetroTech in Brooklyn.
Tiffany & Co. has opened a reimagined boutique at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre, spanning more than 8,000 square feet. According to the American jeweler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the new location reintroduces Tiffany to Canada and showcases the brand’s latest design concept: a luxury and elevated destination featuring exceptional fine jewelry and diamond designs.
Although Chanel never visited Hangzhou, the Chinese city dubbed “heaven on earth,” she was fascinated by black lacquer. China tops the list of countries producing counterfeit and pirated goods.
A collection that brings together the intricate skills of more than 100 artisans from the house’s subsidiary subsidiaries, including embroiderers, feather workers, florists, goldsmiths, pleaters, shoemakers, hatters, milliners, glove makers and tanners, was designed by the studio team and depicts the fictional life of a traveler, perhaps modeled on Coco herself, a journey not to Germany, but to China. Continue reading
The empty house Jacquemus is about to launch its own lottery, to attract customers to its empty store of products worthy of the name. I hope that the National Gaming Authority (ANJ) is aware of this.
A coupon of communication after having opened its first store in London, by offering the British to participate in a traditional French bad tea ceremony thinking that the English know nothing about Tea, and to win a “Bisou Chaine” bag, you know the one made in China and bad quality at 550 euros.
It will be on Instagram, that Jacque mumuse announced the news last Friday. And wants to offer his community to be part of the 200 participants drawn at random to attend and play the Jacquemus Lottery. We can say for next year that he will have had 200 clients.
Beware of knockoff, sometimes it can be surprising..Dior Creates New Industrial Department, Taps EssilorLuxottica Veteran as Chief Production Officer. The French luxury house vowed to take a larger proportion of its production in-house following a scandal over subcontractors in Italy.
After being hit by a scandal over its subcontractors in Italy earlier this year, Dior is bolstering its in-house production arm. The French luxury house revealed Wednesday the creation of a new industrial department, tasked with strengthening its overall production capacity over the long term and ensuring the continuity of its knowhow.
“It is more important than ever to sustainably support our various production processes at each stage of manufacturing, respecting the ethical regulations in force, overseeing all the house’s activities, while preserving and promoting Dior’s creativity, craftsmanship and exceptional savoir-faire,” said Delphine Arnault, chairman and chief executive officer of Christian Dior Couture.
The 260-year-old Maison Baccarat is embarking on a strategic shift with the appointment of Laurence Nicolas as its next CEO.A former executive at #Dior, where she led the watchmaking and fine jewelry division for 17 years, Nicolas has since consolidated her expertise in strategic roles at Sotheby’s and Printemps Haussmann.
Already familiar with #Baccarat through her seat on the Board of Directors since 2018, she succeeds Margareth (Maggie) Henriquez PhD, whose tenure was marked by ambitious modernization initiatives.
Idol previously ran Michael Kors through a major growth spurt as the brand transformed from small designer to a publicly traded force in the accessible luxury handbag market.
Now he’s taking direct control of a business in the midst of a major turnaround, while keeping his day job as chairman and CEO of parent company Capri Holdings, which also owns Versace and Jimmy Choo.
After 16 years as CEO of Michael Kors, Cedric Wilmotte is leaving the company. Philippa Newman will take on the role of chief product officer at Michael Kors following the changeover. As president of accessories and footwear, Newman has been with the brand for 14 years. Continue reading
Sindalah Island, Saudi Arabia’s newest ultra-luxury resort, is preparing to welcome its first visitors. Located at the northern tip of the Red Sea, facing the eastern coast of Egypt, Neom is an exclusive resort destination designed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Gulf’s super-democrat.
Italian architect and designer Luca Dini has been chosen to lead the full design, and the island will feature an 86-berth superyacht marina, yacht and golf clubs, a village, three five-star hotels with over 550 ultra-premium rooms, villas and apartments, 38 restaurants, 51 boutiques and much more, with LVMH not to be outdone.
For its 40th anniversary, the Fondation Cartier is pulling out all the stops because in 2025, it will set up shop at Place du Palais-Royal, swapping Boulevard Raspail to better anchor itself in the beating heart of Paris and the ghetto of the Lord of LVMH. Neighbors: the Louvre Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts, the Comédie-Française, the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection, the Musée de l’Orangerie, the Jeu de Paume, the Opéra Garnier and the Musée d’Orsay, but especially the Samaritaine.
An architectural revolution led by Jean Nouvel, and setting up in such an impressive place, given its location and history, implies inventing something new or art nouveau.
Inside, 6,500 m² of exhibition spaces, 1,200 m² of mobile platforms, verticalities that rise up to 11 meters. A playground that lives up to the ambitions of the Foundation, which is celebrating 40 years.
With a touch of the supernatural, Harris Reed has concocted a haunting, gender-fluid Monster High doll, which will be released on Friday. Harris Reed is a British-American fashion designer[1] and creative director for French fashion house Nina Ricci
“My biggest dream as a designer and as a queer activist is to inspire the next generation, so I think (if that’s possible). The doll took about two years to make, so you can imagine for a collection of 50 designs!
The French fashion house has chosen British actor Callum Turner as its brand ambassador. On and off screen, he exudes an authentic and endearing charisma while his elegant clothing choices have earned him notable stylistic popularity, notably in Doctor Frankenstein.
Turner starred in the mini-series “Masters of the Air” probably for the wind of Vuitton creation. But with headlines for his relationship with pop star Dua Lipa. Just like Montespan, and her husband, the most famous cuckold in France, we rehabilitate supermarket whores, gold diggers.
As a teenager, he was a model and then worked as a salesman at Dover Street Market in London, a real experience to work at Vuitton. Last year, he appeared in a campaign for luxury brand Montblanc, and he’s been a front-row guest at fashion shows for brands like Tom Ford and Burberry—a real experience that even my concierge has.
This season, LITKOVSKA introduces ZHNYVA – «harvest» in Ukrainian – symbolizing the gathering of the brand’s achievements over the past 15 years. This collection reflects the concept of reaping what has been sown: a cycle of creation, reflection, and renewal, celebrating the brand’s history and its ongoing evolution.
